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What Brings You Joy? Balance? Hafiz Poem
Thanksgiving weekend got me thinking about the balance of joys and sorrows that we experience. It is a great joy to take my sister-in-law annually to State College, PA for a Thanksgiving visit with her son (my nephew) and family. This year they decorated for Christmas early, and I was captivated by the dozens of […]
Navigating the Cycles of Life: Endings and Beginnings
This autumn has caused me to reflect about the natural cycle of endings and beginnings. Around the time a close friend died, my neighbor had her baby and I attended my granddaughter‘s baby shower. What endings and beginnings are you experiencing? What are those that simply happened and those that you can or did create? […]
What’s Your Decision-Making Style? A Quiz of Sorts.
As I am in the midst of a very long-overdue bathroom renovation with dozens of decisions, I have renewed empathy for my career counseling clients. It doesn’t help that I’m a Libra; we are known for indecision. This has been an agonizing process for me. After narrowing down paint choices and going in for three […]
Career Path Surprises: What Herb Alpert Can Teach Us
I had the joy this month of attending a concert by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. It’s a national tour that celebrates his 90th birthday and the 60th anniversary of the 1965 #1 hit album Whipped Cream. What I thought I wanted to write about was his sharing that when his 98-year-old sister asked […]
How Sue Inspires Me: Recognizing Administrative Professionals Day. What Keeps YOU Going?
Sue seems ageless to me. She’s been my administrative assistant two days a month for 15 years now. At first, I thought Sue mostly wanted my very part-time work as a retirement income supplement. Then a couple years in, I learned that she found the work meaningful, helping me help people, a part of my […]